Staff Mechanical Engineer at THERMO FISHER BIOPHARMA SERVICES PTE LTD

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mechanical Design, CAD Modeling, Tolerance Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, VAVE, Sustaining Engineering, DFM/DFA, System Integration, Thermal Analysis, Fluidics Integration, Precision Mechanisms, Lifecycle Management, Technical Leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration, Material Selection, Reliability Engineering

Industry

Biotechnology Research

Description

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Position Summary We are seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join a growing R&D team in Hyderabad supporting sustaining engineering, VAVE, and lifecycle management for the KingFisher sample preparation systems and Detection instruments. In this role, you will serve as a technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives, driving design improvements, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring robust mechanical system performance across product lifecycles. You will play a key role in sustaining and VAVE efforts, while contributing to system integration and helping build capability toward future product development ownership. Key Responsibilities Mechanical Engineering Leadership Act as a technical lead for mechanical systems and subsystems, including assemblies, mechanisms, enclosures, and thermal/structural components. Lead design, analysis, and troubleshooting of mechanical components and systems. Drive root cause investigations for mechanical and system-level issues, including field failures and reliability concerns. Support design trade-offs, material selection, and tolerance analysis to optimize performance, cost, and manufacturability. Sustaining Engineering & Lifecycle Management Lead mechanical workstreams for sustaining activities, including design updates, component obsolescence, and supplier changes. Ensure designs meet reliability, durability, and manufacturability requirements. Partner with global teams to support knowledge transfer and maintain product continuity. Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities within mechanical designs and assemblies. Collaborate with sourcing and manufacturing to evaluate alternative materials, components, and suppliers. Drive design for cost and scalability across platforms. System Integration & Technical Contribution Collaborate with systems, electrical, and software teams to ensure robust system integration. Contribute to system requirements, interface definitions, and verification activities. Provide input to technology and product roadmap discussions from a mechanical engineering perspective. Global & Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with global R&D teams (Finland, US, Singapore) to support technical alignment and knowledge transfer. Partner with Business Unit Product Management to align engineering execution with product priorities. Interface with manufacturing, quality, service, and sourcing to resolve issues and improve product performance. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building mechanical engineering capability within the team. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred. 8+ years of experience in mechanical engineering for complex products or instrumentation. Strong experience in mechanical design, CAD modeling, and tolerance analysis. Proven ability in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and design improvements. Experience working in cross-functional and global engineering teams. Preferred Qualifications Experience with life sciences or analytical instrumentation (e.g., sample prep, PCR/qPCR). Experience with VAVE, cost optimization, and design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA). Familiarity with thermal analysis, fluidics integration, or precision mechanisms. Experience with regulated product development environments. Ability to influence and collaborate across teams. Impact Serves as a technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives across platforms. Drives execution of sustaining engineering and VAVE efforts within the mechanical domain. Contributes to system-level performance, reliability, and cost improvements. Supports the growth of R&D capability in Hyderabad. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

How To Apply:

Incase you would like to apply to this job directly from the source, please click here

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives, focusing on sustaining engineering, VAVE, and lifecycle management for sample preparation and detection instruments. Drive design improvements, resolve complex technical issues, and collaborate with global cross-functional teams to optimize product performance and cost.